Sunday Missal:  23^rd Sunday, Year C. Page 1052.

Teas and Coffees available after Mass on Sunday and Thursday.

200 Club: Congratulations to the winners in the August Draw. £200 Flora McMorrin (44); £100 Lauren Lamond (24); £50 Margaret Mather (81); £50 David Lamond (8); £20 Anna Robinson (204); £20 Shona Marshall (89).

Fife Pilgrim Way – Deanery Event for the Jubilee Year: Saturday 6 September, 11:00am St Margaret’s Church, Dunfermline, to St Joseph’s, Kelty. Saturday 13 September, 11:00am St Joseph’s, Kelty, to St Mary’s, Leslie. Further details on notice board.

Taize Style Worship at St Serf’s Church, Burntisland, Sunday 7 September at 7:00pm. All welcome.

National Pilgrimage to Carfin: The National Pilgrimage takes place at Carfin Grotto on Sunday 7 September at 3:00pm. Archbishop Leo will be the principal celebrant and preacher. On this day Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, will be canonised so it is an ideal day for Catholics in Scotland to come together to celebrate.

Carlo Acutis relics: The relics of Carlo Acutis visit the Archdiocese from 13-15 September 2025, by which time he will be a saint of the Church!  Schedule: Sat 13 Sep - 6:00pm Vigil Mass (Cathedral open until 8:00pm for veneration); Sun 14 Sep - Midday Mass; Mon 15 Sep - 12:45pm Mass for Schools.

Venerable Margaret Sinclair: The Centenary Pilgrimage to pray for the Beatification of Venerable Margaret Sinclair will take place on Sunday 21 September from 12:30-6:00pm at St Patrick's Church, Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 1NA. 12:30-1:30pm. Refreshments & sale of candles/goods; 1:30-2:30pm Holy Hour; 3:00-4:00pm Reflection; 4:30pm Holy Mass concelebrated with Archbishop Leo. Confessions available all day.

The Beginning Experience: The loss of a loved one through separation, divorce or death is one of life’s most traumatic experience. It can result in unbearable feelings of grief and loneliness. A weekend away for a lifetime of change will be held at Conforti Centre, Coatbridge, 26-28 September. A time to heal by experiencing God’s love through others. An opportunity to begin again. For further details phone Maggie 01389 751677 or email beginningexperiencescotland2@gmail.com

Study Catholic Theology in Edinburgh: Registration is now open for the MA in Applied Catholic Theology at St Mary's University Scottish campus in Edinburgh. Details at bit.ly/catholictheology.  Queries:

stephen.dolan@stmarys.ac.uk

National Family Conference: Very Rev Benedict Iwatt, VE for Marriage, Family & Life, writes: The National Commission for Marriage, Family and Life BCOS, led by Bishop John Keenan invites parish families to an Inaugural National Family Conference on Saturday, 25th October 2025, from 10:00am to 5:00pm at St. Bride’s Hall, Muir Street, Motherwell. Featuring a keynote by Chris Stefanick (live from the USA), the event celebrates marriage and family life with talks, prayer, and community. Register with VEmarriage@staned.org.uk, indicating your parish, as that will confirm that we have received your mail. Your space will be confirmed by 19 September — early registration ensures priority.

 Anecdote: We must calculate the cost of discipleship. Using the two parables of the tower-builder and the king defending his country, Jesus says we must think long and hard about Christian discipleship before making this commitment. In the first parable, the builder was not financially able to finish the building. The second parable spoke of a king planning strategy against a belligerent opponent.  Could the king win the battle against an army twice the size of his own?  Or should he sue for peace?  Just as a tower builder needs to have enough in the budget for materials and as a general to win a war needs to have enough well-trained troops to defeat his opponents, so we, to be followers of Christ need to know and accept the sufferings that keeping this commitment will demand.  Perhaps these parables also illustrate that discipleship is not a one-time decision and that the commitment involved needs to be an ongoing decision to persevere in the ministries that are integral to following Jesus.  When we first decide to follow Christ, we know simply that there will be a price to pay.  Only as life unfolds can we begin to assess the full cost.  Jesus warns us to expect significant “cost-overruns” because the cost for him was the cross at Calvary.